Breeze through the fast lane at passport control – and in places like China and Vietnam, forget about needing a visa, too.

You can earn KrisFlyer miles on airlines that aren’t part of Star Alliance, including Alaska Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

Point Hacks readers have access to some discounted Business Class fares to Asia, taking advantage of British Airways’ fifth freedom route between Sydney and Singapore, and onward flights throughout Asia with oneworld partners such as Japan Airlines and Cathay Pacific. This deal is especially attractive if you are wanting to fly to Japan in Business Class for cheap, as well as being able to visit cities in Southeast Asia and earn some great frequent flyer miles and status credits along the way.

This is a quite phenomenal deal from the Hong Kong carrier, with wide availability of cheap fares to China until August next year (including the Chinese summer) on a quality airline.

The new Value Alliance, including Tigerair and Scoot, offers travellers flying with budget member airlines some improvements to better join up their booking and travelling experience for passengers.